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About admin

I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.

BANGLADESH – The Trip

Bangladesh March 7-17, 2023 Bangladesh is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with over 165 million people in an area of 148,460 square kilometres making it among the most densely populated countries in the world. It shares land borders … Continue reading

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BANGLADESH – General

Bangladesh is a borders the Bay of Bengal to the South, almost entirely encircled by India to the West, North and East, and Myanmar to the Southeast. Although off the beaten path by virtually any measurement, Bangladesh is populated by friendly locals. Understand British India was granted … Continue reading

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SOUTH ASIA

INDIA Kashmir. General, Rough Guide Assam. General, Rough Guide Meghalaya. General, Rough Guide  Northeast States. General, Rough Guide PAKISTAN. General, Rough Guides: North, South  AFGHANISTAN. General, ISIS & the Taliban 2022, Rough Guide BANGLADESH. General, Today 2021, Rough Guide CHINA

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PAKISTAN NORTH – Rough Guide

PAKISTAN NORTH 1. PUNJAB NORTH (Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad)  The most populous and agriculturally fertile region in the country and home to many historical shrines and mosques Lahore – City of the Mughals, bustling and a very historical city that shouldn’t be … Continue reading

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NIGER Today

NIGER’S PRESIDENT WINS the IBRAHIM AFRICAN LEADERSHIP PRIZE Mahamadou Issoufou is bowing out after two terms, but leaves a troubling legacy MAY 8, 2021 ECONOMIST Few prizes are as prestigious, or as seldom awarded. In 2006 Mo Ibrahim, a Sudan-born … Continue reading

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PAKISTAN SOUTH – Rough Guide

SEE SINDH (Karachi, Greater Karachi) Sindh Province (Mehran locally) name “Sindh” is derived from the Indus River that passes almost through the middle of the entire province. Boundaries: Balochistan – west, Punjab – north, Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan – east, … Continue reading

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PAKISTAN – General

Pakistan is a large country (1.5 times the size of France) in South Asia at the crossroads of Central Asia, East Asia and South Asia. Located along the Arabian Sea, it is surrounded by Afghanistan to the west and northwest, although Tajikistan is separated by the Wakhan Corridor, Iran to the southwest and also … Continue reading

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TONGA – The Trip

Tonga Dec 18-21, 2023 Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian country, with 169 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. The archipelago’s total surface area of 170 coral and volcanic islands is about 750 sq. km, scattered along … Continue reading

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TUVALU – The Trip

Fiji Oct 23-24 and 26028 Tuvalu Oct 24-26 2024 Tuvalu is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania, situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. The country lies east-northeast of the Solomon Islands), northeast of Vanuatu, southeast of … Continue reading

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GAY RIGHTS in AFRICA

Out and Preyed On – One gay rights, young Africans share the intolerance of their elders. Gay Africans demanding equality face a violent backlash March 6th, 2021 Economist When gay Nigerians took to the streets to join massive protests against police … Continue reading

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